'Fear' in the Bible

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure." (Selah)

From heaven you gave your decision; the earth, in its fear, gave no sound,

He will humble the arrogant commanders-in-chief, instilling fear among the kings of the earth. To the director: To Jeduthun. A psalm of Asaph.

The waters saw you, O God, the waters saw you and trembled. Yes, the depths of the sea shook with fear.

He led them to safety so they would not fear. As for their enemies, the sea covered them.

(May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)

O Lord of hosts,How blessed and greatly favored is the man who trusts in You [believing in You, relying on You, and committing himself to You with confident hope and expectation].

Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Protect my life (soul), for I am godly and faithful;O You my God, save Your servant, who trusts in You [believing in You and relying on You, confidently committing everything to You].

Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

O Lord, God of my salvation, I have been crying to you for help by day and by night:

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

You will not fear the terror of the night,the arrow that flies by day,

O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.

His bright flames give light to the world; the earth saw it with fear.

The Lord reigns, let the peoples tremble [with submissive wonder]!He sits enthroned above the cherubim, let the earth shake!

So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;

Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

Works of wonder in the land of Ham, and things of fear by the Red Sea.

He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

He has sent redemption to His people;He has ordained His covenant forever;Holy and awesome is His name—[inspiring reverence and godly fear].

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

He will not fear bad news;his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord.

His heart is assured; he will not fear.In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.

Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.

Though I said in my fear, All men are false.

Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.

I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.

How blessed are all who fear the LORD as they follow in his ways.

Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

He keeps watch on the ways which are right, and takes care of those who have the fear of him.

Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

When you lie down you will not be filled with fear; when you lie down your sleep will be pleasant.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

For fear of learning his ways and making a net ready for your soul.

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:

If you have honey, take only as much as is enough for you; for fear that, being full of it, you may not be able to keep it down.

The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.

For fear that through drinking they may come to have no respect for the law, wrongly judging the cause of those who are in trouble.

She sees that her gain is good;Her lamp does not go out, but it burns continually through the night [she is prepared for whatever lies ahead].

She does not fear for her house [when] it snows, for {her entire household} is clothed [in] crimson.

Fair looks are a deceit, and a beautiful form is of no value; but a woman who has the fear of the Lord is to be praised.

I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.

For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.

It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.

Whatever has been is far off, deeply remote and exceedingly mysterious. Who can discover it [for it is beyond the grasp of man]?

Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

But things will not go well for the wicked person: he will not lengthen his life like a shadow, since he has no fear before God.

The same fate [comes] to everyone: to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good and to the wicked, to the clean and to the unclean, to those who sacrifice and to those who do not sacrifice. As [with] the good [man], so also to the sinner; [as with] those who swear an oath, so [also] those who fear oaths.

In the day when the keepers of the house are shaking for fear, and the strong men are bent down, and the women who were crushing the grain are at rest because their number is small, and those looking out of the windows are unable to see;

At that time they will fear climbing heights and dangers along the road while the almond tree will blossom, and the grasshopper is weighed down. Desire will cease, because the person goes to his eternal home, and mourners will gather in the marketplace.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Fear me not, because I am very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard -- my own -- I have not kept.

They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.

And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.